Term:
Didynamous stamens
Didynamous stamens
Definition:
With two pairs of stamens of unequal length.
With two pairs of stamens of unequal length.
Glossary Details:
Title: Didynamous stamens and staminode of a Bignoniaceae. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Description: Didynamous stamens and staminode of Tecoma stands based on an unvouchered cultivated plant from Florida. The stamens are in two groups consisting of two long stamens and two short stamens. The fifth stamen appears as a staminode, the anthers are divergent, and the stigma is closed.